What are Limericks?

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I had recently shared my first limerick on this blog and I soon found out that hardly anyone knew what a limerick was. So I decided to write on 'What are Limericks?' Written below is what I could gather on the topic.
According to an Oxford Dictionary, "a limerick is a type of humorous poem with five lines, the first two rhyming with the last." Limericks aren't very common but they are funny and interesting to read. They are also a lot harder to write than normal poetry.
I hope that reading this has given you some kind of idea of what a limerick is. If not, please google it up. Anyway, thanks for reading.
And also, please see the limerick that I wrote, It's here on my blog.

Comments

  1. asiddiqui1 April 2014 at 00:34

    Thanks for this information. It was really needed to read your poetry. You're right it would be a little harder to create a limerick.

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  2. Kenza27 February 2015 at 13:43

    I couldn't have given a better definition. :)

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  3. The Sub-Domain24 December 2017 at 10:32

    Limericks, for me, arn'et really hard to create!

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